Hiya Tash.
Should work what you tried..
You can try with the following example I am using, and works:
Note that I have, consequently, this font installed!
So in my case, with my installation directory, this font is located at:
/opt/local/share/fonts/truetype/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
This might be the catch..
Greets
Niels
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#include <lite/lite.h>
#include <lite/window.h>
#include <leck/label.h>
DFBColor black = { 0,0,0,0 };
DFBColor white = { 255,255,255,255 };
DFBColor yellow = { r:255,g:255,b:0,a:255 };
int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
LiteWindow *window;
LiteLabel *label1;
LiteLabel *label2;
DFBRectangle rect = { x:0,y:0,w:720,h:480 };
DFBResult res;
if (lite_open( &argc, &argv )) return -1;
res = lite_new_window( NULL, &rect, DWCAPS_NONE, liteNoWindowTheme,
"Example", &window );
res = lite_set_window_background( window, &black );
if( res ) return res;
rect.y = 50;
res = lite_new_label( LITE_BOX(window), &rect, liteNoLabelTheme,
20, &label1 );
lite_set_label_color( label1, &white );
lite_set_label_text( label1, "Example default font" );
rect.y = 150;
res = lite_new_label( LITE_BOX(window), &rect, liteNoLabelTheme,
20, &label2 );
lite_set_label_color( label2, &yellow );
lite_set_label_font( label2, "DejaVuSansCondensed",
LITE_FONT_PLAIN, 20, DFFA_NONE );
lite_set_label_text( label2, "Example Sans Condensed font" );
lite_set_window_opacity( window, liteFullWindowOpacity );
lite_window_event_loop( window, 0 );
lite_destroy_window( window );
lite_close();
return 0;
}
Tash Robinson wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've been trying in vain to set a font other than the default for a
> label.
>
> When I do it like this:
>
> dfb_res = lite_new_label( LITE_BOX( lwFrame), &rect,
> liteNoLabelTheme, 20, &label_title);
> lite_set_label_font( &label_title, "FontName", LITE_FONT_PLAIN, 18,
> 0);
>
> It seems to have no effect - default font is still used.
>
> I think the font should load properly like that because this works fine
> to set the font for a TextButton:
> lite_get_font("FontName", LITE_FONT_PLAIN, 18, 0, &textFont);
> lite_new_text_button_theme( DATADIR "/textbuttonbgnd.png",
> &textButtonTheme);
> textButtonTheme->font = textFont;
>
>
>
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